It hurts a little and it's great at the same time.
The first day, it was easy, we went together to meet the (great!) teacher for an hour. The second day, I had to leave him in the yard, lined up with the other kids, and watch him go. That's when my throat felt all funny. But I didn't cry. F did, though. She didn't understand where her brother was going, why he wouldn't be at daycare with her anymore.
He won't have a full day until tomorrow, so no lunch, and no "service de garde" (the place he'll go for an hour after school every day to play) yet.
Sometimes, life goes too fast, and seems to be way ahead of you. And it feels weird, and you're not sure you want to go there yet. But then you find your ground again, and realize that it was just the good old fear of the unkonwn.
Silly details made me all weepy, like the last time I packed his daycare bag, or the last time I dropped him, and how I put away the faded yellow blanket he's been carrying there for five years, which will never be used again. It seemed like it was just yesterday I first took him to daycare. He didn't even walk or talk yet, and it felt like someone was tearing my arm off. But it was fine. And it was five year ago. He's a good, well-adjusted little boy now, and he told me "he was so lucky because he had the best, most wonderful daycare in the world".
He's lost two teeth in as many weeks. He's riding his bicycle without the training wheels on. He's ready for school, and I think we'e going to have a fun year. And being at (working from) home right now to see him through this is the best situation I could have ever imagined.
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How did LP like his first few days in school?
Thngs were a little different for our family, as my son attended 5 (5!!!) daycares over the years, never had time to build lasting friendships there, and never spent a full year with the same daycare teacher. We hope that he'll attend the same shcool through grade 6, won't change teacher during the year AND will finally make friends his age, not just adults... So for us school is a relief and a lot of hope. Except for his little brother who, like F, cried every school morning so far. Even after 4 days, he can't seem to accept yet that his brother disappears in the school bus every morning! I guess with time he'll get used to it...
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